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J. HAND.

FLY NET.

N0. 370,696. Patented Sept. 27, 1887'.

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UNITED `STAT-Es PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES HAND, OF IHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO G. RAL- STONAYRES, WILLIAM MONTGOMERY AYRES, AND LOUIS H. AYRES,

ALL oF sAME PLAGE.

- FLY-NET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 370,696, datedSeptember 27, 1887.

Application tied April 25, 18er. semi No. 2.136.001. (No model.)

To afZZ whom/it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs HAND, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Horse Nets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement on the horse-net forming thesubject of John C. Ayres Patent No. 228,019, dated May 25,v

1880, the object of myinvention being,mainly,

to cheapen the 'net without detracting from its efficiency.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a horse-netmade in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a perspectiveview of oneof the transverse cords of thenet; Fig. 3, an enlarged View of part ofone of said cords, and Fig. 4 an enlarged view showing the constructionof part of the net.

vThe net forming the subject of the patent above `alluded to wascomposed of longitudinal textile tapes, or, as they are termed in thetrade, bars, and transverse strips of leather, usually termed cords,these strips being interwoven with said bars where they crossed thesame, the leather cords being employed because their loose pendent endsformed lashes which would not become entangled, and the longitudinaltextile bars being used because 3o such use facilitated the manufactureand reduced the cost of the net, as compared with one havinglongitudinal leather bars, to which the transverse cords were knotted.Each of the transverse cords of the patented net was, however, composedof one piece of leather, and owing to their length the cost of thesecords constituted by far the greater part of the entire cost of the net.

In carrying out my present invention,there 4o fore, I use in place ofthe leather cords formerly employed, composite cords-that is to say,cords composed of a central textile portion, a, with leather lashes bsecured to the ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, these leather v .I5lashes constituting the loose pendent portions of the cord and beingconsequently free'from that tendency to entanglement which is a defectof textile-cord lashes-a defect which is not wholly overcome even whensuch lashes 5o are provided with metal tips, as has been proposed. Thelength of the central textile portion, a, of the cord lis such that inmaking the net theknots formed in joining the ends of said centralportion to the leather lashes b will coincide with the outermost orlowest of thelongitudinal textile tapes or bars d of the net,and will,by engagement with the warp-threads of said bars, serve to preventlateral displacement of the cords.

The composite cords are cheaper than those made wholly of leather, forthe textile portions of the cords are inexpensive, and the short lashesb can be made of scrap or waste leather, and as the weaving of the netis not rendered anymore difticult by the use of said composite cords, itfollows that the net can be manufactured more economically than one madein accordance with the patent referred to above.

The textile portion a of the cord shown consists of twisted strands; buta narrow textile tape or band may be used in place thereof,and isregarded as the equivalent of the same.

In forming the breast portion of the net, looped leather strips areinterwoven with the lower tapes or bars, d, of the net, in the man nershown in Fig. 1, so as to form the lashes on this portion of the net.

Rubber or rubber-covered strips, or other equivalents of leather, may beused in making the lashes b, although the use of leather is preferred.

I claim as my inventivon- 1. A horsenet composed of longitudinal textiletapes or bars with transverse cords consisting each of a central textileportion, and lashes of leather or like material secured to the ends ofthe same, said transverse cords being interwoven with the tapes or bars,all substantially as set forth. 9o

2. The combination of the longitudinal textilel bars or tapes of ahorse-net with transverse cords interwoven with said bars, each of saidcords consisting of a central textile portion, and lashes of leather orlike material 9 5 secured to the ends of the same, the protuberantjoints engaging with the lower longitudinal bars of the net, allsubstantially as speci ed.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name Ico to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` JAMES HAND.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM D. CONNER, HARRY SMITH.

